German Thorsten Hohmann clinches the men’s 2011 Philippine 10-Ball Open Championship title defeating countryman, Ralf Souquet, 11-10 in an uphill battle. Hohmann joined the tournament last minute in place of an exhibition match in the United States. Players from thirty one nations participated in this five day event held at the SM Mega Trade Hall 1, Pasig City. The Championships was sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiards Association (WPA) and organized by Raya Sports.
Men’s Ranking
1. Thorsten Hohmann 23. Roland de la Cruz 45. Vincent Facquet
2. Ralh Souquet 24. Kuo Po Cheng 46. Amir Ibrahim
3. Liu Hai Tao 25. Bashar Hussain 47. Marlon Manalo
4. Antonio Lining 26. Yu Lung Chang 48. Mohammad Zulfikri
5. Darren Appleton 27. Naoyuki Oi 49. Robbie Foldvari
6. Carlo Biado 28. John Mora 50. Bobby Lee Chenman
7. 7. Fu Che Wei 29. Jerico Bañares 51. Rafath Habib
8. Dennis Orcullo 30. Oliver Medenilla 52. Jech Limen
9. Marcus Chamat 31. Siauw Wieto 53. Md.A.Bin Hj Raschid
10. Chang Jung Lin 32. Demosthenes Pulpul 54. Lee Gun Jae
11. Lee Van Corteza 33. Wu Hao 55. Shinya Inoue
12. Takti Zarekani 34. Venancio Tanio 56. Roberto Gomez
13. Hwang Yong 35. Kenny Kwok 57. Ahmad T. Bin Murni
14. Jundel Mazon 36. Mohammed Hosani 58. Chan Keng Kwang
15. Jason Klatt 37. Mohana Obaidy 59. Rudy Susanto
16. Ricky Yang 38. Chang Pei Wei 60. Ko Ping Chun
17. Allan Cuartero 39. Raymond Faraon 61. Shane Van Boening
18. Renemar David 40. Desmond Goh Chin Teck 62. Sundeep Gulati
19. Ramil Gallego 41. Ronato Alcano 63. Konstantin Stepanov
20. Lo Li Wen 42. Mika Immonen 64. Tomoo Takano
21. Abdullah Al Yousuf 43. Jeffrey de Luna
22. Nguyen Phoc Long 44. Yoni Rachmanto
Chinese teen Chen Siming wins the women’s title defeating British veteran Kelly Fisher, 9-3. Chen never fell off the winners bracket showing her determination to join her compatriots Liu Sha Sha and Wu Chia Ching as a teenage world champion.
Womens’ Ranking:
1. Chen Siming 13. Tsai Pei Chen 25. Aradhana Naik
2. Kelly Fisher 14. Xiao Fang Fu 26. Suniti Damani
3. Lin Yuan Chun 15. Helena Benjamin 27. Reggie Ann Biagcong
4. Liu Sha Sha 16. Ga Young Kim 28. Junko Tsuchiya
5. Lim Yun Mi 17. Naomi Williams 29. Heona Kritine Gregori
6. Chou Chieh Yu 18. Hyun Ji Won 30. Monika Webb
7. Jasmin Ouschan 19. Angeline Ticoalu 31. Allison Fisher
8. Wu Jing 20. Veronique Menard 32. Gillian Go
9. Ina Jentschura 21. Duong Thuy Vi
10. Yu Ram Cha 22. Line Kyorsvic
11. Li Jia 23. Keiko Yukawa
12. Han Yu 24. Marika Poikkijoki
Stage 1 was held from March 31 – April 4 at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City. The grueling five day eliminations gave way to ten men and four female stage 2 qualifiers, namely:
Men: Nation:
Roland Dela Cruz Philippines
Tomoo Takano Japan
Yoni Rachmanto Indonesia
Allan Cuartero Philippines
Muhammad Zulfikri Indonesia
Renemar David Philippines
Roberto Gomez Philippines
Jundel Mazon Philippines
Fu Che Wei Chinese Taipei
Yu Lung, Chang Chinese Taipei
Women:
Lin Yuan Chun Chinese Taipei
Wu Jing China
Tsai Pei Chen Chinese Taipei
Duong Thuy Vi Vietnam
